Chapter 158: Lu Yin and Wendy (1/2)

Peach was delighted by Wendy’s gift, and she immediately took the snacks. Her small face beamed as she aimed a smile at Wendy Yushan. “Thank you.”

Wendy Yushan nodded in response. “I had to rush over here, so I wasn’t able to prepare much. I’ll move the production lines of your most beloved snacks to Zenyu Star.”

Many were stunned by Wendy’s declaration. It seemed a little overboard.

Even Peach shook her head. “There’s no need to go that far. A small bite of these snacks are good enough. Otherwise, I wouldn’t cherish them.”

Wendy Yushan raised her head. “That’s true. Some people don’t know how to appreciate what is dear to them.” She then stepped forward and vanished. Jue Lang and the rest were shocked; they could not sense where she had gone. Wendy was just too strong.

Bazeer’s gaze revealed his excitement, and there was even a hint of infatuation, but it was quickly suppressed. Wendy Yushan was beautiful, had a naturally heroic demeanor, and it was all accentuated by the longsword she wielded; she emanated the natural aura of a conqueror. Bazeer was a member of her throngs of admirers, but he hid his thoughts well and didn’t dare expose them. His idol was Wendy Yushan after all. She would not think twice about killing him, and he knew that he was no match for her.

Sadly, there was no telling who might draw the short stick of her anger at any given moment. Pity welled up within Bazeer as the image of a man flitted across his mind.

Within the Imperial palace’s gardens, Undying Yushan was silently observing a certain purple plant. Wendy Yushan appeared behind him with tranquil eyes and a calm face.

Undying Yushan turned around as he remarked, “You’ve lost even more manners since last time.”

Wendy Yushan disregarded her father’s snide comment and sat down. “I killed almost half of those Innerverse meddlers.”

Undying Yushan sighed. “I heard. It turns out that I can’t even fulfill my duties as a father! My daughter had to act on my behalf.”

Wendy Yushan stared at Undying Yushan. “Why didn’t you inform me earlier? If I were watching over everything, it’d be fine even if the ancestors behind them come out.”

Undying Yushan shook his head. “Showing off your abilities is not a good idea. Ten Thousand Swords Peak is not the strongest organization, and while the Ten Arbiters are powerful, the interests of all parties involved must be considered. Oftentimes, there is a gap between the law and the real world; however, this gap can bury us all.”

Wendy Yushan coldly replied, “Even if they use all of their hidden cards, I won’t be harmed.”

Wendy Yushan snubbed, “Father, you are still too narrow-minded. Do you really think that the Undying Manual can drag out everyone’s greed? The person behind me doesn’t care about it at all, and neither do the Ten Arbiters.”

“There’s no one who can resist the allure of immortality,” Undying Yushan responded with a sigh.

“Anyone who reaches a certain level of strength will naturally come to understand that no one can truly be immortal. I dare say that, amongst the Ten Arbiters, not a single one of them wants to seize the Undying Manual. They would just have to reveal their intentions a little, and both the Great Yu Empire and myself would cease to exist.”

Undying Yushan nodded. “Perhaps you’re right. Alright, let’s not discuss this anymore. Now that you’ve shifted the focus of the conflict from me to you, what do you plan to do next?”

She arrogantly replied, “Whoever dares to give me trouble shall die.”

“It sounds like you’re very confident in your power. Do you want to spar?” Undying Yushan suggested, his lips rising ever so slightly to form the barest outline of a smile.

Wendy Yushan turned away, not accepting the invitation. While she was confident that she could defeat many powerhouses, she knew that she would be powerless against her father. Even though he had been severely injured and his power had declined significantly, he was still a powerhouse who had lived for nearly a thousand years. His battle power far exceeded that of a considerable number of people in the Innerverse, and he could not be measured by the Outerverse’s standards. Otherwise, those Innerverse powers would not have waited until they received news of Undying Yushan’s death to act.

“Father, the empire has really declined. If you hadn’t put on that act and deceived everyone at the last moment, then Jue Lang and the rest would not have been able to stop the Innerverse powerhouses. And the Yu Academy is truly too weak. I can’t even bear to look at them,” Wendy Yushan criticized, still in a snobbish tone.

Undying Yushan laughed and gazed lovingly at Wendy. This brat of his was still every bit as competitive as she had been in her younger days. If she couldn’t win in an argument against him, then she would always try to take the advantage in another aspect. She used this tactic time and time again, but it didn’t invalidate her arguments. Compared to the Innerverse, the younger generation of the Great Yu Empire truly was far too weak, apart from Schutz. Actually, there was now Little Yin as well. He was the top student in Astral-10 and had even surpassed Schutz.

“Little brat, Father did not arrange anything and very nearly died,” Undying Yushan spoke in a hushed tone.

Wendy Yushan was shocked by this reveal and scrutinized Undying Yushan carefully. Her eyes flashed as she replied, “Impossible. Your condition has improved substantially, and in your current condition, you can hold on for at least another hundred years.”